Of the four pairs of daily München - Zürich EC trains, only one pair normally ran via the Allgäubahn and the eastbound train ran in darkness for much of the year. That left EC196, the 07:12 from München, as the only regular daytime express on the line, booked for double headed class 218s on SBB stock.
218.422 and 218.426 climbed out of Oberstaufen with EC196 on 21 August 2008.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 08-D-1163
camera : Nikon D2X
lens : 28-70mm f/2.8
focal length : 45.00 (67.5mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/640 sec
aperture : f/7.1
ISO : 320 ISO
original : Digital: 12MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 218.422, 218.426
Train : EC196, 07:12 München Hbf - Zürich HB Passenger